Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Monday 28 September 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
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5 and ITV1 reported that Sir Rod Stewart had announced that his final tour, the Final Encore tour, would take place next year. Both channels said Stewart, who is 81, had recently had heart surgery or a heart operation, and that he had said he was not retiring although this would be his last rock and roll tour. 5 said the tour starts in April and has dates across the UK and Europe, and that Stewart promised to come back with 'one hell of a show'. ITV1 said the tour begins on 23 April next year in Dublin, then visits five UK cities and the rest of Europe, finishing in Germany towards the end of July. ITV1 also reported that Stewart had made the decision after much deliberation and sadness, that he had postponed some shows earlier this year because of laryngitis, and that he had been performing since he was 19, with 25 top 10 singles and 11 number one albums. It added that tickets were due to go on sale later this week and that demand was likely to be very high, and noted that Elton John, Phil Collins and Aerosmith were among artists who had stopped touring.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | Channel 5 | ITV |
|---|---|---|
| Rod Stewart said his final tour, beginning in April with UK and European dates, will be his last rock and roll tour and that he is not retiring. | ||
| The Final Encore tour is scheduled to start in April next year, beginning on 23 April in Dublin. | ||
| The Final Encore tour will visit five UK cities and other parts of Europe, concluding in Germany towards the end of July. | ||
| Rod Stewart is 81 years old. | ||
| Rod Stewart recently had heart surgery. | ||
| Rod Stewart postponed some shows earlier this year because of laryngitis. | · | |
| Rod Stewart has been performing since he was 19 and has had 25 top 10 singles and 11 number one albums. | · | |
| Demand for Rod Stewart's final tour tickets was expected to be very high when they go on sale later this week. | · | |
| Elton John, Phil Collins and Aerosmith are among artists who have stopped touring. | · | |
| Rod Stewart promised to return with an impressive show. | · |
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